Applications integrating voice recognition technologies offer new opportunities for mobile professionals. Aside from Siri, one of the main applications of the iPhone 4S, many free and proprietary mobile applications make use of the voice recognition technology to meet the different needs/practices. Here is a small selection of applications available for Android and iOS devices.

Speech recognition applications: The uses

The voice recognition applications are now declined on different platform (iOS and Android, BlackBerry, Nokia, etc.)., serve different purposes and practices related to uses a mobile use:

iOS apps

General use

This free app for iOS 4.0 devices (also declined Android, Nokia and BlackBerry) is a personal assistant to perform different tasks.
Download Vlingo for iOS

Manage your contacts list

Vocalia.
Vocalia is an application for the iPhone ($ 3.99) which allows you to select the contacts folder and launch calls, manage access to your favorites on the Safari browser, and access to the iTunes library using voice command.
It also allows:

Translation

Geolocation and mapping

Google Maps

This free application (beta) offers a GPS navigation system (via the internet) integrating voice control features. It allows the user to state the destination instead of typing it, thus making it the ideal mapping app for an hands-free use.

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